Cleveland Cavaliers: Mike Miller and James Jones officially on board

There are so many similarities to the newest Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers signed veteran swingmen Mike Miller and James Jones on Aug. 5.
Some observers will say they are the same player. Consider:
They are both 6-foot-8.
They are both roughly the same age.
They both play the same positions.
They both won two NBA championships in 2012 and 2013 with the Miami Heat.
They will both be bench players with the Cavaliers.
And they are both LeBron James disciples.
Miller and Jones are both 3-point specialists who will compete for playing time on the Cavaliers.
Miller, 34, signed a two-year, $5.5 million deal. The first year of the contract is worth $2.7 million in 2014-15. The second year is a player option.
Jones will be 34 in October. He signed a one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum worth $1.4 million.
Miller has averaged 11.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 14 seasons in the NBA. He’s played for Orlando, Memphis, Minnesota, Washington and Miami.
Miller won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award in 2006 and was named Rookie of the Year in 2001. He was the fifth overall pick in the 2000 draft by the Magic.
Miller ranks among the NBA’s top 20 in career 3-point percentage (40.9 percent) and has 1,531 3-point baskets. He has shot at least 40 percent from behind the arc in nine of his 14 seasons. He will wear No. 18 with the Cavaliers.
Jones has averaged 5.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 11 seasons in the NBA. He has played for Indiana, Phoenix, Portland and Miami.
He was the 49th overall pick in the 2003 draft by the Pacers.
Jones has a career 3-point percentage of 40.3 percent and his career free-throw percentage is 84.8 percent. He was the 2011 Three-Point Shootout champion during All-Star weekend in Los Angeles.
He will wear No. 1 with the Cavaliers.
Both players will be introduced to the media at 11 a.m. Aug. 6 at Cleveland Clinic Courts.

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